Herbie J Pilato: Why Johnny Carson was the best “Tonight Show” host

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonby Herbie J Pilato

As a page for NBC in Burbank from May 1984 to December 1985, I worked on several shows that became classics, including The Golden Girls, Family Ties, and more.

No show was more exciting to be involved with – sometimes on a daily basis, than The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.

Mr. Carson has been called the “King of Late Night TV” – and there’s a reason for that. read article